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drill steel

[′dril ‚stēl]
(metallurgy)
Steel with at least 0.85% carbon content made by the electric furnace process. Formerly known as crucible steel, when made by the crucible process.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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